Finnish police officers guard the scene behind police tapes at the primary Viertola comprehensive school where a child opened fire and injured three other children, on April 2, 2024 in Vantaa, outside the Finnish capital Helsinki. A 12-year-old opened fire Tuesday at a school outside the Finnish capital Helsinki injuring three other children of the same age, police said, adding that the attacker was in custody.
The city of Vantaa’s crisis group was activated following the shooting. Images from the scene showed a large number of police at the school. Iltalehti published a video filmed from a passing car showing two police officers pinning down a child by the side of a road in a residential area.Police had urged the public to stay away from the area and remain indoors.Shortly after noon, police had begun letting in parents who were waiting outside the school to see their children, according to an AFP video reporter at the scene.
Police did not provide details about the severity of the injuries but announced that a press conference would be held in the afternoon.In November 2007, an 18-year-old man opened fire at a secondary school in Jokela, some 50 kilometres north of Helsinki, killing the headmaster and nurse along with six pupils — before turning the gun on himself.
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